Databases for Research: Business
Off-Campus Access
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contains a significant amount of Canadian content
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| ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest) Provides in-depth coverage of business conditions, trends, corporate strategies and tactics, management techniques, competitive and product information, and a wide variety of other business topics. |
| AdForum (Maydream Inc.) Information on over 20,000 agencies and 120 000 ad campaigns (tv, print, interactive, etc.) from around the world. Also includes information about advertising award winners and jobs in the fields of advertising and design. |
| Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas (Users must use their Seneca College email address to set up an account for themselves; non-Seneca email addresses will not work.) (Intercultural Systems / Systemes Interculturels (ISSI), Inc.) Career and travel resources for those considering going abroad to study, volunteer, intern, teach, travel or work. Includes international career websites and directories, country guides, intercultural considerations, links to job boards, volunteer and intern listings, and job search advice. |
| Books24x7 (if you are using Internet Explorer and MySeneca, add *.senecac.on.ca and *.senecacollege.ca as "Trusted Sites" in Internet Options > Security) (SkillSoft) Provides access to online versions of thousands of books in the fields of computer and information technology, business, and engineering (ITPro, BusinessPro, and EngineeringPro, respectively). |
| Business Source Premier (EBSCO) Provides access to one of the industry's most used business research databases of magazines, journals, newspapers, reports, profiles, case studies, books and trade publications. |
| Canada's Information Resource Centre (CIRC) (Grey House) Online access to nine Grey House Reference tools: Canadian Almanac and Directory, Associations Canada, Financial Services Canada, Canadian Environmental Resource Guide, Canadian Parliamentary Guide, Governments Canada, Libraries Canada, History of Canada, and Canadian Who's Who. |
| Canadian Business Resource (CBR): Blue Book of Canadian Business (Canadian Newspaper Services International) The online version of the Blue Book of Canadian Business, offering corporate and executive profiles of top businesses. |
| CARDonline Lite (Rogers Publishing) An online version of Canadian Advertising Rates and Data, providing advertising rates, data and media planning information for advertising, marketing, PR and communications professionals, including directory listings and contact names and numbers. |
| CARL Plus (Customs Automated Reference Library) (Knotia Canada) Information for importers and customs brokers: relevant legislation, the complete Customs Tariff and schedules, administrative materials, case law and findings by Canadian courts and tribunals, selected US and international materials such as NAFTA legislation and US tariff and customs rulings, as well as the Compendium of Classification Opinions and the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes issued by the World Customs Organization. Includes TaxMatters@EY and Commodity Tax News newsletters. |
| CBCA Business (ProQuest) Provides access to a broad range of Canadian business magazines, newspapers and journals. |
| CCH Online (Please note: This resource only works with Internet Explorer 6+) (CCH) Online access to human resource management publications (CCH looseleaf services the Ultimate HR Manual and Canadian Labour Relations and Employment Topics, and their e-book series, HR Answers Now) and tax publications (Preparing Your Income Tax Returns). |
| CICA Handbook (Knotia Canada) Provides access to CICA (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants) standards & guidance book collection. |
| Contact Canada Life Science Search Engine (Contact Canada) The online versions of Contact Canada's Pharma and BioPharma Canada, Canadian Medical Technologies, and Canadian Biotechnology print directories, providing company profiles, contact information, and industry statistics. |
| CultureGrams (ProQuest) Contains reports on 202 countries and cultures, focusing on 25 categories including history, personal appearance, gestures, family, recipes, economy, and more. |
| eStatement Studies (Risk Management Association (RMA)) Comparative financial data on over 800 industries gathered from more than 280,000 financial statements of financial institutions' borrowers and prospects. |
| Europa World (Taylor and Francis / Routledge) Provides access to political and economic information on over 250 countries and territories. |
| Financial Post Advisor (displays best with the latest Internet Explorer web browser) (Postmedia Network) Provides information on more than 4,500 Canadian companies, as well as business and financial insight. Financial Post Corporate Analyzer allows you to search for investment information on Canada's top 1,500 publicly traded companies. |
| General BusinessFile ASAP (Gale) An international database designed to provide access to 200,000 company profiles, thousands of investment reports, news and event coverage on companies, industries, products and executives, and information on business theory, economics and favored practices. |
| HRdownloads.com (HRdownloads) Canada’s largest bank of online HR tools: hundreds of customizable HR policies, templates, forms and letters, as well as job descriptions, links to and summaries of legislation, metrics calculators, best practice guides, podcasts, videos, PowerPoint presentations, and policies in French. |
| Insurance and Liability Collection (Gale) Provides access to a collection focusing on the insurance industry including labour relations, mortgage banking, law and more. |
| Ipsos News Centre (Ipsos) Public opinion poll results, market research, news, and press releases from the Ipsos Group (in Canada, Ipsos Reid), useful for marketing, advertising, business, and social science researchers. |
| LexisNexis Academic Universe (LexisNexis) A large multi-tiered database of over 16,000 sources including newspapers, journals, wire services, newsletters, company reports and SEC filings, case law, government documents, transcripts of broadcasts, and selected reference works. |
| MarketLine Advantage (Informa / Datamonitor) Provides access to a comprehensive collection of business information on over 200 countries and 3500 industries. It contains in-depth information on over 30000 public and private companies, market data for consumer products, and news feeds. |
| Migra's Canadian Export Guide (Migra International) Information for exporters, shippers, and logisticians on exporting from Canada to different countries, including regulatory and documentation requirements, definitions of terms, and international contact information. |
| Mintel Reports (Please Note: Users must create a personal profile/account to use this service) (Mintel International Group) Provides access to market research reports containing data and analysis of industry trends. Coverage includes U.S. and select International Markets including: food and drink, consumer goods, retail, finance, technology, leisure and travel. |
| O'Brien's Encyclopedia of Forms (Thomson Reuters / Canada Law Book) Downloadable and editable forms covering commercial and corporate law, leases, wills and trusts, Ontario Family Law proceedings, Ontario Court proceedings, labour and employment law, municipal law, and computers and information technology. Includes a Master Subject Index. |
| Passport GMID Academic (Global Market Information Database) (Euromonitor International) Provides access to global market analysis with comprehensive coverage of industries, countries and consumer trends. |
| PMB Product Data (Print Measurement Bureau) Market survey results on Canadians' use of over 3500 products and services. Information includes respondents' demographics, attitudes, media consumption, retail outlets, frequency of usage and, when sponsored, the brands they use. |
| ProQuest Entrepreneurship (ProQuest) A database for budding entrepreneurs containing journal, magazine, book, and video content; business cases; business plans; conference proceedings; market research; blog posts; dissertations; and company profiles. |
| Regional Business News (EBSCO) Provides access to regional business publications. |
| Scott's Directories - National Business (Please Note: Our licence is for 10 concurrent users only.) (Scott's Directories) Provides access to a comprehensive directory of Canadian businesses with more than 350,000+ contacts from manufacturing, government, medical and education sectors. |
| Small Business Collection (Gale) Provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories for business students and entrepreneurs. |
| Ultimate HR Manual via CCH Online (Please note: This resource only works with Internet Explorer 6+ and that our licence for Ultimate HR Manual is 10 concurrent users only) (CCH) Online access to human resource management publications (CCH looseleaf services the Ultimate HR Manual and Canadian Labour Relations and Employment Topics, and their e-book series, HR Answers Now) and tax publications (Preparing Your Income Tax Returns). |
| Vocations and Careers Collection (Gale) Provides information on job searching, career choice, and education for careers, as well as access to industry-specific journals. |
| WARC (World Advertising Research Center) (World Advertising Research Center) Over 25 000 articles, case studies, research reports and summaries covering all areas of marketing communications (advertising, consumer research, brand management, product categories, media planning, etc.) |
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